Pac Man

Pac-Man is a classic game. I want to talk about this game because a rewards site I am on called SwagBucks has new versions of the game now. One game is a sketched out version of Pac-Man and one is something completely different.

The sketch one is basically the same as the old game you know and love. The game is also now on facebook, though it has already been on Facebook. I am a huge fan of the classic video games and old games. I am a gamer, I like playing video games still, even the new systems.

This game is a classic, fun game! It's good to hear that the game is still living on. On Facebook, and on the SwagBucks site I'm on. Here's a blog post about the Pac-Man games!

Rerun abuse and Classic chit chat

Slow Sunday afternoon, so I'm going to be talking about rerun abuse. It is not a good thing, and on weekends is the time where lots of shows get rerun abuse. Certain shows that are more than enjoyable to watch and are "classic" type shows, like on GSN such as Lingo (Woolery), Chain Reaction, Whammy!, Family Feud (If not run into the ground like GSN does on Monday's and Saturday's.), etc...

Shows like Deal or No Deal, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? (Which at a time was rerun abused on GSN), 1 vs. 100, Million Dollar Password (However, I find that an enjoyable show), Lingo (Engvall, though that gets fair ratings, if GSN made a new season, I would say continue airing reruns), Catch-21 (Same applies. Get new episodes, it's done well) and the list goes on and on. Though, I do enjoy Catch-21 still. All those shows could stand to go.

Then you might ask, what will GSN air in their place? Well, GSN should really try to acquire fresh, new shows and new episodes of classics. Young people like classics, from what I heard on the press release about the $25,000 Pyramid tribute. The ratings for that increased 35% or something like that. Classics that don't involve outdated trivia questions like Tic Tac Dough, Blockbusters, The Joker's Wild, etc... I actually enjoy those old trivia game shows but, those questions on those shows are outdated and the shows get low ratings. Tic Tac Dough when it aired on GSN, bombed.

Card Sharks (Perry) did well at 10:00am Monday - Friday when it aired. It wouldn't kill GSN to expand time on classics, either. Get new classics, fresh episodes too and you're set. Classics are good for 8am - 2pm ET at least on Mon - Fri since that's the time frame when the older generation watches. Although, I'd like classics to expand from 8-3pm but still. Either way.

Classics have proven to do well. They made the network where it got today. But, my whole point is rerun abuse is not good. If GSN wants to revive a show like Deal or No Deal or any of those shows mentioned above, I wouldn't care one bit. 1 vs. 100 should be brought back again. The remake did fairly okay ratings. GSN needs to do something to stop rerun abuse on shows. All networks should. Rerun abuse is NOT a good thing.

I almost forgot to mention Family Feud a little more. GSN has been running Karn/O'hurley and Harvey into the ground for some time and it's getting old. This is one of my favorite game shows but GSN should massively cut down on this show and cut block scheduling. So, if GSN cut back on it, GSN should air it Weekdays: 4pm, 4:30pm, 5:00pm, 5:30pm, 8:00pm, 8:30pm. Weekends: 3:00pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm, 5:30pm, 11:00pm, 11:30pm. I'm talking about Karn/O'Hurley and Harvey, by the way.

Older is better? Hmm, if you say so.

Note: This is not a "hate" post.

Many of you on the GSN Forums are probably getting tired of a certain user always saying we think "older is better". That is a bunch of crock. I'm sure people don't think that. People will probably watch newer game shows to. I love older game shows but, I for one don't think "older is better" like this person does.

This person runs a blog, like me where he just cross posts stuff from the GSN Forums or another website and posts it on his blog. Some of it isn't very positive, some of it is but not the point! He is getting a little annoying with his crock and I'm going to cross post my own stuff:

That 90's Show

Has anyone noticed how GSN airs mostly game shows from the 70's, 80's, and 00's? I saw a post by a person on the GSN Forums mentioned that and I noticed it too.

From what I see, Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is the only 90's show GSN airs. Late 90's that is. GSN could be showing more from the 90's and air it on weekends maybe. Greed (Also late 90's), Match Game (90's) and probably more. There are a lot of game shows from every decade GSN could show. They just don't want to spend the money or anything like that.

Honestly, I wish GSN would get rid of Regis Philbin's Millionaire. It's old and stale by now. What GSN should do if possible is acquire the 10th Anniversary edition and maybe re-show Meredith Vieira's Millionaire. There are some good 90's game shows GSN could show. And some good ones from early in the 2000s. GSN had documentaries Play It Back: 70's, 80's and 90's GSN should do one for the 2000s now.

Some people would probably say 90's had some lame shows, not to speak for any of you but, I'm just saying. 90's though, I admit, was probably when game shows started to "suck" so to speak.

50 Cent's Blackjack

Today I'm posting about a game. Rapper 50 Cent and GSN Digital teamed up to bring you a new game called 50 Cent's Blackjack. (By the way, I'll say this is probably old news but I wanted to post about it.)

Here's what GSN says:

Drunkin' Host

It's a slow Sunday afternoon of course. Weekends are probably going to be the slowest all the time. That's why I might give my opinion on some of these old stories, like this one when Pat Sajak admitted he was drunk on Wheel of Fortune.

I got a video I'm going to show you in case you aren't familiar, but I'm sure all game show fans should be aware, it was somewhat all over the news. I don't think it was exactly "all over" the news. I heard about it some on CNN and on ABC News.

I don't know if this sounds strange of me to say but, somehow I'm not surprised. Someone like Pat Sajak getting drunk with a hostess like Vanna White. I hope this doesn't sound too strange of me to say, I'm just saying.

Here's the video:

George Lopez "Takes You Out"

Buzzerblog reports George Lopez will host FOX's new dating game show "Take Me Out". The Fox show invites 30 single ladies, the Flirty 30, to fight over a single guy through various rounds.

To me, George Lopez has changed a lot since George Lopez, I think. He's not very funny anymore, I think he's very foul mouthed from one show I saw. I wonder how they came across a decision to bring George Lopez to host this show.

The UK version, on ITV, is hosted by  Paddy McGuinness. I don't have much to say about it obviously. The weekend is usually slow so, that's why I'm posting this now.